The St. Joseph's Historic Foundation, Inc. (SJHF)

The St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation, Inc. (SJHF) founded in 1975, is an African American cultural and educational institution deeply rooted in the historic Hayti community of Durham, North Carolina. SJHF is dedicated to advancing cultural understanding through diverse programs that examine the experiences of Americans of African descent – locally, nationally and globally. The Foundation is committed to preserving, restoring and developing the Hayti Heritage Center, the former St. Joseph’s AME Church, a National Historic Landmark, as a cultural and economic anchor to the greater Durham community.

St. Joseph's Historic Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit, charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

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News & Event Archives

Summer Food Service Program

Hayti Heritage Center is a site this year for the Summer Food Service Program. We will serve lunch to public school students who are Durham ...

Shop The Market @ Hayti

Saturday, June 15 8am-12pm Select vendors featuring coffee & cream, art, books, clothing, jewelry, metal work, organic food and flea market and yard sale items!

Reading of The Best of Enemies, A Benefit for Ann Atwater

Click here to purchase tickets. A true story of events that took place in Durham, NC and the relationship between Ann Atwater, a civil ...

A Celebration of Spirituals

Wednesday June 5, at 7pm at Hayti Heritage Center Join noted author and illustrator Ashley Bryan, the 100 Men in Black Chorus and Rev. Dr. Luke Powery for ...

An Unfinished March

Durham, NC was the site of many important events in American Civil Rights history. The Unfinished March is a collection of commemorations of those events ...

Trumpeter Tom Browne

Friday, May 10, at 7pm and 9pm Tickets: $15 Click here to purchase tickets for the 7pm showing. Click here to purchase tickets for the 9pm ...

The North Carolina Jazz Ensemble

The North Carolina Jazz Ensemble was founded in 1980 by Oliver Hodge and Stanley Baird and includes ...

Jonathan Edwards Benefit Concert with John Dee Holeman

Hosted by First In Families For additional information, visit www.fifnc.org or call 919-251-8368.

The Hayti Heritage Center Kicks Off its 2013 Music Series with Calvin Edwards

The Hayti Heritage Center begins its 2013 music series with the internationally-known jazz musician, Calvin Edwards. The talent that has captured the hearts and ears ...

Jessie & Lucy

The Hayti Heritage Center and Gdavis Productions present Garrett Davis' “Jessie & Lucy.” The very funny stage play ...